Lean Logistics Services

Menlo Worldwide receives the Global Institute of Logistics' Award of Excellence for outstanding contribution to the development of Logistics Service Provision (LSP). ...

... "According to the Institute, Menlo was selected because of its success in applying the principles of Lean manufacturing to the LSP sector. After reviewing a considerable amount of data, the Institute was convinced that Menlo had developed an operating model and a best practice that provided an excellent benchmark for other LSPs to emulate. Additionally, Menlo significantly improved its customers' efficiency, service and overall supply-chain performance.

The Lean concept uses a company's employees to discover ways to remove waste from processes by drawing on the expertise and knowledge of people who perform the work. Employees are given a framework within which to work, and problem-solving tools enabling them to analyse work processes, identify wasteful and unnecessary practices and develop plans to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Essentially, Lean manufacturing methodologies applied in the supply chain allow for the continuous removal of cost from warehousing and logistics operations leading to improved financial returns for both the customer and the logistics provider. " ...

Via Menlo Worldwide: Menlo Worldwide Named Supplier of the Year by MAQUET, Inc.

Lean Concepts For High-Volume Manufacturing

Lean concepts translate into pre-built bathrooms. ...

... "Over the past two years Eggrock has developed a proprietary manufacturing process which leverages both automation and lean manufacturing concepts, said Bill Seery, Vice President of Operations for Eggrock. Our new plant allows us to expand this program to multiple, high-volume manufacturing lines. " ...

Via Eggrock: Eggrock Triples Bathroom Manufacturing Capacity

NewJersey Lean Manufacturing Supports Business

NJ manufacturing takes advantage of lean concepts through the NJMEP. The NJ program has a course coming up on February 8 - Principles of Lean Manufacturing with Live Simulation. ...

... "The program advocates lean manufacturing, whose main tenet is that the processes used to produce things can be made more efficient and therefore more profitable. " ...

Via New Jersey Business: NJ Lean Manufacturing Support

Lean Cell Concepts: Make-to-Order

Stollenwerk shoe manufacturing stays on-shore and uses lean concepts to better manage working capital and remains globally competitive through operational efficiency. ...

... "Thanks to the introduction of lean manufacturing and cell concepts, the company can make a pair in seven hours. Shoes are made to order, with the inventory of finished products kept very low. " ...

Via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Link

Manufacturing Excellence: Welders Learn Lean

Company uses training program to manage through constraints in its manufacturing workforce. ...

... "Students spend two days a week in hands-on training at Jensen's shop and three days in the classroom, learning blueprint reading, measurements and Manufacturing Excellence concepts, like lean manufacturing. " ...

Via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Read

Gaining Control: Six Sigma Update

Updated manufacturing book discusses Agile, Lean, and Six Sigma. ...

... "Other concepts explored and updated by Correll and Herbert, both of whom are consultants with the Oliver Wight organization, include Lean and Agile manufacturing, Six Sigma, and customer-centricity, all of which can be applied individually or in combination to attain efficient and timely operations in single or multi-plant environment. " ...

Via Yahoo News: Gaining Control ...

Total Productive Management: Lean Concepts ...

Upcoming lean management course ...

... "Nov. 6: Total Productive Management: 5-8 p.m. Nov. 6-27 at UW-Marinette, 750 W. Bay Shore, Marinette, Room M-109 of the Main Building. $540 for the 12-hour course. Equipment operating philosophy based on the lean manufacturing concept that aims at extreme productivity by relying on team-based activities to eliminate equipment breakdowns, defects and other losses. " ...

Via Oshkosh Northwestern: Link

Lean Simulation Eases Employee Change

Company creates lean simulations to accelerate the adoption of lean manufacturing principles in resistant organizations. ...

... "Visionary Products, Inc. is the only company to offer simulations that help overcome resistance at all levels of an organization while teaching the fundamental concepts of lean. The company offers fun, educational simulations designed to stimulate, educate and motivate employees to embrace organizational change, desire improvements, and gain a fundamental understanding of lean practices. Packaged in a unique kit format, Lean Zone simulations allow managers to easily and cost-effectively train employees in a matter of hours. " ...

Via Visionary Products: New Simulation Brings Benefits of Lean Manufacturing to the Office

Lean Concepts Factory Applications Workshop ...

Lean concepts are presented at upcoming workshop where real-world factory applications are discussed. ...

... "The Montana Manufacturing Extension Center (MMEC) will offer a one-day workshop on Lean Manufacturing in Bozeman on Thursday, April 20. The workshop, Play the Lean Game, is designed for owners, operators, production supervisors, product engineers and other lead employees. The workshop will be held at MMEC's new home, 2310 University Way, Building 2, in the business complex south of the Montana State University stadium. The workshop costs $150 and pre-registration is required by April 18. Lunch with peers is provided. " ...

Via Montana State University: Lean Manufacturing workshop offered in Bozeman April 20 ...

Lean Manufacturing Workshops This Week ...

... "Lean Manufacturing and Management Training Series: Location: Hilton Logan Airport, Boston
Dates: 3/28/2006 - 3/30/2006; Description: LEI workshops are designed to answer the question many of you ask about lean concepts, What concrete steps do I take on Monday morning to implement? " ...

Lean Manufacturing Workshops This Week: Via Electronic Business: Lean Manufacturing and Management Training Series ...

Lean Manufacturing Healthcare Concepts Event ...

... "Along those lines, among the events scheduled later this year by the Collaborative is a forum on introducing lean manufacturing-type concepts into the healthcare environment. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Healthcare Concepts Event: Via Business Record: Improved care using a flashlight, not a hammer ...

Goldratt Theory of Constraints: Lean Six Sigma Fundamental ...

Per Goldratt, Lean Six Sigma is fundamental to theory of constraints implementation. ...

... "Related, I asked Goldratt how TOC related to clearly similar concepts such as Lean and Six Sigma. His answer: In almost every implementation of the Theory of Constraints, we also force in the concepts of Lean and Six Sigma. The techniques themselves are beautiful. " ...

Goldratt Theory of Constraints: Lean Six Sigma Fundamental: Via Supply Chain Digest: Dr. Eli Goldratt - Unplugged Part 2

Lean Manufacturing Boot Camp ...

Interesting lean course in immersion / boot-camp format ...

... "Lean Systems Boot Camp: Lean Manufacturing Boot Camps are immersion learning experiences for 18 students built upon hands-on, discovery-learning exercises where concepts introduced in the classroom are immediately applied. These exercises involve training factories, simulations, and field activities at manufacturers." ...

Lean Manufacturing Boot Camp: Via Lean Systems Academic Program, UK Center for Manufacturing, University of Kentucky, College of Engineering ...

Lean Manufacturing Conference: Focus on Printing Industry ...

Upcoming printing industry conference focuses on lean manufacturing techniques ...

... "The 2006 PIA/GATF Continuous Improvement Network (CIN) Annual Conference, April 9th through 12th in Scottsdale, Arizona, will focus on the ability of lean manufacturing concepts to make dramatic improvements in the performance of printing companies. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Conference: Focus on Printing Industry: Via Electronic Publishing: 2006 PIA/GATF Conference Focuses on Lean Manufacturing

Lean Six Sigma: Manufacturing Execution Systems ...

... "ATS Applied Tech Systems, which is leading a project to improve productivity and quality at 11 Rolls-Royce aerospace factories, focuses its presentation around the twin concepts of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. " ...

Lean Six Sigma: Manufacturing Execution Systems: Via Ferret: ATS Applied Tech Systems - Citect Australia - Itech Corporation - Metquip Systems - Come face to face with MES

LeanSixSigma TheoryofConstraints: Goldratt Institute to Support NAVRIIP ...

Goldratt Institute and partners will team to support the NAVRIIP program with integrated Lean Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints capabilities. ...

... "AGI is teamed with Dynamics Research Corporation (DRC), Coalition Solutions Integrated, Inc (CSI) and Mr. Laurin P. Eck (Independent Contractor) to deliver Theory of Constraints (TOC), Lean, and Six Sigma in an integrated approach to achieve the Naval Aviation Readiness Integrated Improvement Program's (NAVRIIP) objective of achieving Cost-Wise Readiness. This effort will include the design, deployment, and sustainment of 71 sites to include intermediate maintenance activities, organizational maintenance activities, aircraft carriers, and amphibious assault ships. It also includes applying the Enterprise AIRSpeed methodology to the design of the new CVN-78 class aircraft carrier, as well as Marine Aviation Logistics Support Program II (MALSP II), the transformation of MALSP to support Sea Basing and expeditionary maneuver warfare through significantly reduced logistics footprint forward. As part of the sustainment strategy, the contractor team will provide training and education across a wide-spectrum of activities to include naval aviation leadership, AIRSpeed professionals, instructors, and formal schools. " ...

LeanSixSigma TheoryofConstraints: Goldratt Institute to Support NAVRIIP: Avraham Y. Goldratt Institute, LLP: US Navy Awards a Major Contract to a Connecticut Small Business ...

Kaikaku: DoNotPlan DoIt ...

Kaikaku: Don't Plan, Just Do It ! ...

... "Kaikaku is about going for it, about not doing planning, about a preference for doing it now and reasonably rather than later (but perhaps never) even though it may be done better, about learning by doing, by trial and error. It is also about involvement on the shop floor by shop floor people. It is about real empowerment to just do it without asking for permission to make every little change. " ...

Kaikaku: DoNotPlan DoIt: Via Nestadt Consulting: Lean Business Specialists: Stormflow - A Kaikaku Kit ...



Kaikaku: "Kaikaku is radical improvement of any activity, in particular to remove waste (or muda). Thus, when approaching a problem situation, it might require radical improvement to start with (kaikaku), then be continuously improved (kaizen). "

Kaikaku: Kaikaku Twin Sister of Kaizen - Two Powerful Ways for World Class Competitiveness: "Kaikaku shakes us up and Kaizen allows us to put it back into order. It the combination of both these concepts that gives us personally satisfied lives and to have our companies more internationally competitive. "

Lean Manufacturing Training from the Centers for Applied Competitive Technologies: "on-the-job training and consultation specifically designed to prepare a core group of 20 employees with the knowledge and implementation and facilitation skills they will need to setup and work with production employees to implement KAIKAKU and KAIZEN events. KAIKAKU is Japanese that is roughly translated to mean Explosive Change. KAIZEN is Japanese meaning continuous improvement."

Six Sigma Employee Training Investment ...

Six Sigma Employee Training Investment: Via NWAnews: NWACC named training provider for state program ...

... "Kennametal Inc. of Rogers sponsored the initiative, focusing on training existing employees in the Six Sigma quality process and national electrical code requirements. " ...

Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity - News: "The family-owned company has participated in Valley Industrial Association training programs since 2000 as it upgrades the skills of its employees to use state-of-the-art robotic manufacturing equipment. Employees have learned advanced programming, tool handling, and operation of robotics; software programming and use for specialty equipment; and manufacturing concepts such as SPC and Six Sigma."

Xerox - Factbook: "Xerox manufacturing and distribution facilities are managed to the highest quality and environmental standards; all manufacturing factories are ISO 9000 and 14001 certified. Extensive employee training and involvement is practiced, and the use of quality tools, such as Lean Six Sigma, is pervasive. "

Quality Digest Magazine: "One benchmark partner developed an apprenticeship program to develop employee knowledge across skill competencies. The program enabled the company to achieve Six Sigma production quality and a 90-percent retention rate of employees who participated in the program."

Lean Manufacturing: Information Systems ...

Information systems are driving greater accomplishments in continuous improvement through lean manufacturing. ...

Lean Manufacturing: Information Systems: Via DC Velocity: don't forget manufacturing

... "The point is that the concepts behind organized manufacturing improvement have been around for a long time. What makes things different today - and improves the likelihood of a program's success - is the richness and robustness of modern information systems. " ...

Kaizen Events: 5S of Raw Material and Shipping Process

MEP supported the implementation of multiple Kaizen events on the raw material process and shipping area for Cedarworks. First pass yield was increased, cycle time was reduced, and space was increased through operational efficiencies gain through kaizen. ...

Kaizen Events: 5S of Raw Material and Shipping Process: Via NIST: Cedarworks: Assistance to Cedarworks ...

... "Cedarworks' 45 employees participated in Maine MEP's Timewise Lean 101 in order for all to understand the concepts behind Lean Manufacturing. A Value Stream Map of the manufacturing process from product receipt to wrapping for shipment was conducted, as well as a Value Stream Map of the Sales and Customer Service processes. Two Kaizen events were conducted as a result of the Value Stream Map process. One Kaizen event was a 5S of the raw material grading area and the other was a 5S of the shipping area. The Value Stream Map revealed a huge problem with the raw material being received and a problem with the flow of the material in the grading area. " ...

Deming First, Lean Manufacturing Second ...

S Krishnakumar, president, talks to V Jagannathan about the Deming recognition, where the focus was: Deming first and lean manufacturing second. ...

Deming First, Lean Manufacturing Second: Via domain-B: Perot Systmes BPO gets security certification ...

... "When did you start implementing concepts like TQM, total productivity maintenance (TPM), lean manufacturing, etc, in your plants? The Deming Award is only a milestone in our TQM journey. We were extremely careful not to bring in new initiatives as we believed they would only confuse our employees. TPM was introduced on a need basis selectively under the umbrella of TQM. " ...

Lean Manufacturing: Michigan Training ...

Michigan governor launches training program, which includes advanced topics, such as lean manfuacturing.

Lean Manufacturing: Michigan Training: Via Michigan Economic Development Corporation: Granholm Announces Grant to Secure Manufacturing Jobs in Ingham, Eaton Counties: Lansing Community College to Provide State-of-the-Art Training to 1,176 Workers at Eight Local Companies

... "She added that technical training will be conducted in areas such as lean manufacturing, quality verification, quality core curriculum, team concepts, military vehicle production, cup manufacturing and magnesium forging techniques. The Manufacturing Competitiveness Program is designed to enhance the skills of Michigan's manufacturing workforce and encourage collaboration between regional employers. " ...

Agile Manufacturing: Profit Velocity ...

Agile manufacturers focus visibility on the profit velocity of the product being produced. Adoption of lean manufacturing principles can be leveraged for agile performance ...

Via Innovation in Canada: The Canadian Manufacturing Processes Sector

... "The proponents of agile state that the goal of manufacturing is to drive as much profit as possible through the facility in the least amount of time. This concept has been termed Profit Velocity. It incorporates the idea that the goal of Customer Relations Management is win-win success, with a higher value to end customers and strong profits throughout the supply chain. Although phrased differently, it emphasizes some of the same basic concepts as lean, which include innovation, creativity, alignment, focus, collaboration, speed and change. " ...

Reference material on the use of profit velocity in agile manufacturing:

... "Agile Manufacturing: Activities are described both financial and non-financial measures. It makes distinctions between absolute profitability and profitability per unit of time.This is achieved through using profit velocity. Profit velocity is based on the observation that company profitability is a function of the absolute profitability and the number of products that can be produced during a period of time. " ...

... "Journey towards agility: Flexible assets and systems refer to facilities, systems and software. This includes buildings, services, production layout, technologies, IT, equipment and control systems. Assets and systems need to be lean – having a minimum of waste with an organisation designed to improve the effectiveness of all aspects of the operations ... " ...

Lean Six Sigma Efficiency Methodology ...

Lean Six Sigma Efficiency Methodology: Via U.S. Senate: Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee Hearing on the FY05 Budget for the Navy and Marine Corps: Testimony of The Honorable Gordon England, Secretary of the Navy ...

... "Specific initiatives include: converging our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) pilots into an end-to-end operating system; incorporating proven world class efficiency methodologies such as Six Sigma and Lean concepts into our day-to-day operations; and implementing additional Multi-Ship/Multi-Option (MSMO) repair contracts and Performance Based Logistics (PBL) agreements. Of note, Lean efficiency events that concentrate on increasing velocity and productivity in our Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Departments (AIMD) were initiated on USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) and USS HARRY TRUMAN (CVN 75). The outcome of these events will allow us to improve our afloat AIMD processes and influence our future manning requirements on CVN 21 Class carriers. These are the first Lean events conducted on Navy warships. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Shingo Award

Lean Manufacturing Shingo Award: Via Raytheon: Raytheon's Integrated Air Defense Center Receives SHINGO Award

... "Raytheon's Integrated Air Defense Center (IADC), Andover, Mass., received the Northeast Regional SHINGO award for excellence in lean manufacturing during an awards dinner held at the University of Massachusetts' Boston Campus last week. The award recognizes organizations that use world-class manufacturing strategies and practices to achieve world-class results. The award was established in 1988 to promote awareness of lean manufacturing concepts and recognizes companies in North America that achieve world-class manufacturing status. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Concepts

Lean Manufacturing Concepts: STATEMENT OF DAVID S. DOUGLASS PRESIDENT, HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY ...

... "At the Eaton Corporation, Douglass had profit and loss responsibility for an $85M plant in the business of design and manufacture of motor control and power conversion equipment for the US Navy. His accomplishments included: Successfully managing a sales increase of 20% in a single year, Implementing lean manufacturing concepts and Six Sigma, Overseeing the plant being awarded ISO 9001 certification... " ...

Lean Manufacturing Course Description ...

Lean Enterprise Course ...

... "Applying lean enterprise concepts is the key to success for many corporations around the world in the 21st century. This self-paced module, Introduction to Lean Enterprise Concepts is comprised of eight lessons offered in order to establish greater awareness of lean enterprise concepts and techniques. Audience members who may benefit from this module include representatives of the defense industry, interested commercial partners, and individuals seeking an academic introduction to lean enterprise concepts. All participants are expected to have an undergraduate degree or equivalent career experience. " ...

Six Sigma Career Path: GE 6S Experience Pays Off ...

Invitrogen Promotes Mark Gardner to Chief Marketing Officer; Process Excellence and Marketing Expert to Expand Reach to Customers Through Broad Range of Channels ...

... "Gardner has served Invitrogen in several roles since 2003, including Vice President of Process Improvement, where he introduced concepts such as Six Sigma and LEAN to the company. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Commercial Marketing, where he established a global council to leverage opportunities across the spectrum of marketing channels for the company's product portfolio. He first came to Invitrogen after a series of highly successful six sigma and acquisition integration projects at General Electric Medical Systems, Information Technologies division. " ...

Invitrogen Corporation (Nasdaq:IVGN) provides products and services that support academic and government research institutions and pharmaceutical and biotech companies worldwide in their efforts to improve the human condition. The company provides essential life science technologies for disease research, drug discovery, and commercial bioproduction. Invitrogen's own research and development efforts are focused on breakthrough innovation in all major areas of biological discovery including functional genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics and cell biology -- placing Invitrogen's products in nearly every major laboratory in the world. Founded in 1987, Invitrogen is headquartered in Carlsbad, California and conducts business in more than 70 countries around the world. The company globally employs approximately 4,500 scientists and other professionals and had revenues of more than $1 billion in 2004.

Lean Enterprise Simulation Model ...

Simulation Model of the Lean Manufacture of NIF Assemblies

... "The concept of Lean Manufacturing, which was pioneered at Toyota, emphasizes continuous improvement through the identification of the value stream and the reduction of waste, and making value flow at the pull of the customer. The Lean concepts have been applied to many manufacturing applications in industry, most notably the major automotive plants. The NIF Lean Enterprise Team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is working to apply the concepts of Lean Manufacturing to the production of the mechanical and optical assemblies which will comprise the NIF system. Application of the Lean concepts requires the identification of the value stream, along with streamlining of the production process, such that unnecessary steps are eliminated, and production flows according to the demand schedule in a 'just-in-time' manner." ...

Lean Manufacturing Software Technology ...

PLeading Lab Furniture Provider CampbellRhea Chooses RuleStream to Meet Increased Custom Product Manufacturing Capacity / RuleStream Corporation ...

... "RuleStream Corporation, provider of rules-driven product management (RPM) solutions to the discrete manufacturing industries, today announced that CampbellRhea has licensed RuleStream's RPM solutions to help the company meet its growing custom product sales targets. CampbellRhea is a division of Mohon International. RuleStream's solution will automate CampbellRhea's custom product sales, design and engineering tasks, allowing these processes to keep pace with the company's expanding manufacturing capacity. CampbellRhea's higher production capacity came about through its success in implementing lean manufacturing throughout the company. " ...

RuleStream is the only choice when discrete manufacturers need to respond to customer-specific orders more rapidly, accurately and efficiently. RuleStream’s patent-pending software technology automates complex decisions for design, quotation and manufacturing processes. This delivers improved sales win rate, shorter lead times, and more precise quotations while lowering costs through increased productivity, reduced engineering times and fewer errors. RuleStream ensures that decisions incorporate the most up-to-date product-based intellectual property, employing a breakthrough user environment that allows subject matter experts to easily capture rules about requirements, best practices, and capabilities for engineering, manufacturing and sales. RuleStream's customers include innovators like Fresno Valves & Castings, Interior Concepts, Lytron, UNEX, and other mid-sized companies in a broad range of industries. RuleStream customers also include business leaders like General Electric, Lockheed Martin, NASA and The Babcock & Wilcox Company.

CampbellRhea is a leading U.S. provider of laboratory furniture and equipment. CampbellRhea plans, designs, engineers, manufactures and delivers laboratory furniture and equipment to schools, universities, and the medical and healthcare industries throughout the United States.

Lean Thinking for Space Launch ...

NASA Space Launch Initiative

... "Designing a safer, more reliable, and less costly space transportation architecture is not just about hardware. Fundamentally, it is about sound business decisions based on proven business models. Within its first year, SLI has been structured to closely resemble the highly successful Joint Strike Fighter program, which employs lean thinking concepts and acquisition strategies. Although SLI stops short of a prototype flight vehicle, it does include integrated flight demonstrations to validate multiple technologies in real-world environments." ...

The Six Sigma Ambassador ...

The Solar System Ambassador Program

... "Barb's favorite career moment occurred in October 1997 when she supported the launch of the Cassini/Huygens spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Barb is a certified Black Belt in lean / six sigma concepts and has mentored many employees in lean and six sigma data-driven approaches to process improvement." ...

Lean Manufacturing Shingo Prize ...

Lean Manufacturing Shingo Prize: Celestica wins prestigious Shingo Prize for Lean manufacturing ...

Celestica manufacturing wins Shingo Prize for lean manufacturing excellence ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... dramatic performance improvements in lead-time reduction and process improvements, and pass a site audit by a team of Lean manufacturing experts appointed by ...

... Celestica Inc. (NYSE: CLS, TSX: CLS/SV), a world leader in electronics manufacturing services (EMS), today announced its facility in Monterrey, Mexico won the prestigious 2005 Shingo Prize, for manufacturing excellence - making Celestica the first EMS provider to be recognized with the honour. The acclaimed Shingo Prize, established in 1988, is awarded annually to companies that exhibit outstanding achievements in manufacturing practices which translate into strong customer satisfaction and business results. Celestica was recognized with the Shingo 'Business Prize' for demonstrating significant improvements that highlight the value of using Lean practices to attain world-class status in manufacturing. ...

Celestica is a world leader in the delivery of innovative electronics manufacturing services (EMS). Celestica operates a highly sophisticated global manufacturing network with operations in Asia, Europe and the Americas, providing a broad range of integrated services and solutions to leading OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). Celestica's expertise in quality, technology and supply chain management, and leadership in the global deployment of Lean principles, enables the company to provide competitive advantage to its customers by improving time-to-market, scalability and manufacturing efficiency.

The Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing is named for Japanese industrial engineer Shigeo Shingo, who distinguished himself as one of the world's leading experts in improving manufacturing processes. Dr. Shingo has been described as an "engineering genius" who helped create and write about many aspects of the revolutionary manufacturing practices which comprise the renowned Toyota Production System. The Prize was established in 1988 to promote awareness of Lean manufacturing concepts and recognize companies in the United States, Canada, and Mexico that achieve world-class manufacturing status. The Shingo Prize philosophy is that world-class business performance may be achieved through focused improvements in core manufacturing and business processes.

Lean Manufacturing Drives Responsiveness in Customer Service ...

Lean Manufacturing Drives Responsiveness: Allen-Edmonds Serves Customers Better with Lean Manufacturing ...

Lean manufacturing implementation results in customer responsiveness and rising profits ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... About one year after implementing a lean manufacturing system, premium men's footwear maker Allen ...

... About one year after implementing a lean manufacturing system, premium men's footwear maker Allen-Edmonds Shoe Corporation is reporting impressive results. In January 2004, Allen-Edmonds unveiled a manufacturing plan designed to offset rising production costs, increase profitability and improve responsiveness to customers. Lean concepts such as Just-in-Time, cellular manufacturing and the Toyota Sewing System were integrated into the company's largest production facility in Port Washington, Wisconsin. Key performance data were collected to track the new system's effectiveness. ...

Founded in 1922, Allen-Edmonds Shoe Corporation manufactures premium men's footwear, accessories and cedar products using the philosophy of quality, service and integrity. Taking shoemaking to the level of an art form, each pair of Allen-Edmonds shoes is handcrafted in a process that includes over 200 production steps. Made in the U.S.A., Allen-Edmonds products are available at upscale stores worldwide and on the Internet.

Lean Value Stream for NIF Assemblies

Simulation Model of the Lean Manufacture of NIF Assemblies

... "The concept of Lean Manufacturing, which was pioneered at Toyota, emphasizes continuous improvement through the identification of the value stream and the reduction of waste, and making value flow at the pull of the customer. The Lean concepts have been applied to many manufacturing applications in industry, most notably the major automotive plants. The NIF Lean Enterprise Team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is working to apply the concepts of Lean Manufacturing to the production of the mechanical and optical assemblies which will comprise the NIF system. Application of the Lean concepts requires the identification of the value stream, along with streamlining of the production process, such that unnecessary steps are eliminated, and production flows according to the demand schedule in a 'just-in-time' manner." ...

Lean Manufacturing Software to Enable Lean Enterprise for ETO companies

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